Opéra-Comique Overtures
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MEHUL / GOUNOD / HALEVY / DELIBES / LECOCQ / OFFENBACH / etc
Opéra-Comique Overtures
Vienna Radio Symphony, Michael Halász
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 May 2020
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Opéra-comique emerged in the 19th century as an intermediary between grand opera and burlesque operetta. This album charts its progression as a distinct genre, tracing the origins from Boieldieu and Méhul early in the century via the classic vitality of masters such as Hérold and Maillart into the operetta style of Offenbach and Lecocq. With innovative features, colourful orchestration, drama, wit and atmospheric writing, the operas proved very popular and these overtures encapsulate their immense vivacity and charm.
Tracks:
Gounod:
La nonne sanglante: Ouverture Dramatique
Halevy:
Les mousquetaires de la reine: Overture
Delibes:
Le roi l'a dit: Overture
Herold:
Zampa: Overture
Mehul;
Joseph: Overture
Héléna: Overture
Lecocq:
La petite Mariée: Overture
Maillart:
Les dragons de Villars: Overture
Boieldieu:
Le calife de Bagdad: Overture
Offenbach:
Le mariage aux lanternes: Overture
